After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler?s inevitable invasion attempt. For the German army to land across the channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies?the Royal Air Force would have to be broken. So every day throughout the summer,... more...

For Britain and her empire, the human cost of the First World War was worse than any other conflict in history. Almost a million British people died in the war, with a further quarter of a million from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India and Africa. Almost twice as many again were injured in battle, and forced to live the rest of their lives with... more...